What Flavour Is Cola? This Is What Gives Soft Drink Its Distinct Taste

If you had to guess what the secret behind that distinctively malty Biscoff flavour is, you probably wouldn’t say sugar ― but that’s likely what it is.

Similarly, red velvet cake’s earthy, tender flavour isn’t created by crimson berries or beetroot; traditionally, it’s the action of buttermilk and vinegar on Dutch-processed cocoa and baking soda that gives it its signature taste and hue.

It also contains vanilla.

So, it shouldn’t have shocked me that cola’s taste is partly down to an unexpected source; namely, the kola nut (yes, there is such a thing).

What’s a kola nut, and what other flavours are involved?

According to beverage company StrangeLove, “cola brands guard their own secret formulas with their lives, using generic terms such as ‘artificial and natural flavours.’”

Talk of Coca-Cola’s top-secret “7X” ingredient seems to confirm such theories.

Nonetheless, some ingredients stay constant, StrangeLove explains.

“Cola generally is a carbonated beverage which consists of these........

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